bursting (forth)

verb

present participle of burst (forth)
as in erupting
to develop suddenly and violently hives burst forth on the child's arms and face whenever she goes near that plant

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  1. erupting
  2. breaking out
  3. exploding
Verb
  • There will be body parts severed, much (blue) blood spilled, and extreme violence erupting in every corner of the Zellners’ brutalist designs and impressively immersive world-building that needs to be seen to be believed.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Screenshot of mobile phone footage of the Anak Krakatau volcano erupting, seen from the sea.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of erupting
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  • Since breaking out in the tween-friendly Twilight saga twenty years ago, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have each transformed themselves into Hollywood’s most arthouse-friendly weirdos.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The dispute led to a fight breaking out, during which police allege 47-year-old Victor Rivera Hartford stabbed Tellado.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of breaking out
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  • Octane measures how well fuel resists exploding prematurely under compression in a gasoline engine.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In late 2023, the exploding popularity of these drugs caused shares of medical device companies like Insulet to plummet, fueled by the narrative that GLP-1s would eliminate the need for insulin.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of exploding
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